Off-duty cop's 911 call about Black youths raises questions

ELIZABETHTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The 911 call from a white, off-duty police officer around the height of the George Floyd protests in early June sounded ominous: A group of Black youths had menaced him outside his upstat…

At least 17 killed in political unrest in southern Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — At least 17 people have been killed in southern Ethiopia during protests that followed the weekend arrests of local officials, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission confirmed Thursday. …

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Opposition marches against Ivory Coast president's candidacy

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Opposition and civil society groups demonstrated Thursday in Ivory Coast’s city of Abidjan against President Alassane Ouattara’s decision to run for a third term in October elections.

Ex-Boston police union boss charged with sex assault of girl

BOSTON (AP) — The former head of Boston's largest police union has been charged with sexually assaulting a girl and was ordered held Thursday on $100,000 bail.

Hamas spokesman accuses the UAE of 'stabbing' Palestinians in the back after deal with Trump and ties with Israel

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas spokesman accuses the UAE of 'stabbing' Palestinians in the back after deal with Trump and ties with Israel.

Upset, anger as students handed grades for cancelled exams

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of school-leaving children in Britain were left distraught Thursday after being handed lower-than-expected grades, with many questioning how the results were calculated after the coronavirus…

High court nixes GOP move for ballot witness in Rhode Island

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is leaving in place an agreement that allows Rhode Island residents to vote by mail in two upcoming elections without signing their ballots in the presence of two witnesses …

Egyptian lawyer: Senior Brotherhood leader dies in prison

CAIRO (AP) — A senior leader of Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group died of a heart attack on Thursday in a Cairo prison where he had been serving a 25-year sentence, his lawyer said.

US official says FBI joining Beirut explosion investigation

BEIRUT (AP) — The FBI will join Lebanese and other international investigators in the probe of the massive explosion at Beirut's port that killed more than 170 people, injured thousands and caused widespread destru…

Coronavirus positive? Thousands in Germany left wondering

BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of travelers who were tested for the coronavirus upon entering Germany in the last two weeks waited Thursday to learn whether they were infected as Bavaria state officials acknowledg…

Police: Florida man arrested for making 26 bombs

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida police arrested a man after finding more than two dozen pipe bombs, including some that contained nails, screws and metal pellets.

Man guilty in terror plot to be released from prison

BOSTON (AP) — A Rhode Island man sentenced to 15 years in prison for participating in a plot to behead a blogger on behalf of the Islamic State group will be released early because of the coronavirus pandemic, a fe…

Insurers to help pay 6 exonerated in Nebraska slaying

BEATRICE, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska county that owes $28.1 million to six people wrongfully convicted of murder reached a settlement with several insurance companies to help pay part of the judgment.

Police: Woman held in Norway suffered self-inflicted cuts

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A woman wearing bloodied clothes who was detained Thursday in Norway's second-largest city suffered self-inflicted injuries and nobody else appeared to have been hurt, police said.